Mr. Lafond is building a rectangular dog run in his backyard. He uses 86 feet of fencing to enclose the dog run. The dog run is 25 feet long. How wide is the dog run?

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Gaige

22 March, 16:32

Mr. Lafond is building a rectangular dog run in his backyard. He uses 86 feet of fencing to enclose the dog run. The dog run is 25 feet long. How wide is the dog run?

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Kaylie Mccarty · Answer 1

Here,

Perimeter (P) = 86 feet

Length (l) = 25 feet

Let, width (b) = x feet

Then,

Perimeter = 2 (l+b)

86=2 (25+x)

43=25+x

x=18

Hence, required width is 18 feet ...